intransitive v. To go or return to one's residence or base of operations.

intransitive v. To be guided to a target automatically, as by means of radio waves.

intransitive v. To move or lead toward a goal: The investigators were homing in on the truth.

transitive v. To guide (a missile or aircraft) to a target automatically.

idiom at home Available to receive visitors: at home on Thursdays.

idiom at home Comfortable and relaxed; at ease: at home in diplomatic circles.

idiom at home Feeling an easy competence and familiarity: at home in French.

idiom home free Out of jeopardy; assured of success: We had our hardest exams first and were home free after that.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one’s family; also, one’s birthplace.

n. One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt.

n. The place where a person was raised; Childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian.

n. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.

n. The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat.

n. A place of refuge, rest or care; an asylum.

n. the grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul.

n. The ultimate point aimed at in a progress; the goal.

n. Home plate.

n. The place of a player in front of an opponent’s goal; also, the player.

n. The landing page of a website; the site's homepage

n. shortened form of homeboy

v. To seek or aim for something.

adj. Of or pertaining to one’s dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.

adj. Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.

adv. To one’s home or country.

adv. Close; closely.

adv. To the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length.

adv. In one's place of residence or one's customary or official location; at home.

adv. Into the goal.

adv. To the home page.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign.

adj. Close; personal; pointed.

adj. In various games, the ultimate point aimed at in a progress; goal.

adj. The plate at which the batter stands; same as home base and home plate.

adj. The place of a player in front of an opponent's goal; also, the player.

adv. To one's home or country

adv. Close; closely.

adv. To the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length

n. See homelyn.

n. One's own dwelling place; the house in which one lives; esp., the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one's family; also, one's birthplace.

n. One's native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one's ancestors dwell or dwelt.

n. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.

n. The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat.

n. A place of refuge and rest; an asylum; ; hence, esp., the grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul.

n. The home base.

intransitive v. To return home.

intransitive v. To proceed toward an object or location intended as a target; -- of missiles which can change course in flight under internal or external control; usually used with in on.

intransitive v. To arrive at or get closer to an object sought or an intended goal; used with in on.

from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A dwelling; the residence of a family or household; a seat of domestic life and interests; hence, one's abode; the house in which one has his fixed or usual residence, or which he regards as his definite dwelling-place.

n. The place or region in which one lives; one's own locality or country.

n. The place or region where some specified thing is most common, indigenous, or native; the seat or native habitat.

n. An institute or establishment designed to afford the comforts of domestic life to the homeless, sick, or destitute: as, a sailors’ or soldiers’ home; a home for the aged.

n. In games, the ultimate point to which a player runs, or to which effort is directed; the goal.

n. Specifically— In base-ball, the space or base immediately in front of the batters’ position. See base-ball.

n. In lacrosse, the position of a player who stands just in front of his opponents’ goal, and who tries to throw the ball through it; also, the player himself.

n. In the position of being thoroughly familiar with a subject; conversant: as, to be at home in a science.

n. In one's own country.

n. Prepared to receive social calls or visits: a conventional phrase. Hence, as a noun

n. A time fixed for receiving callers; a reception.

Connected with one's home or place of abode, or with one's country; domestic: often opposed to foreign.

Close; to the point; effective; coming home to the subject or the thing: as, a home thrust in argument; a home blow in boxing.

In sporting: Situated near or at the goal; final: as, the home stretch; the home base.

Reaching, or enabling a player to reach, home or the goal: as, a home run; a home hit.

To, toward, or at home, in any sense of that word.

To the point; to the mark aimed at; so as to produce an intended effect; effectively; satisfactorily; closely: as, to strike home; to charge home; to speak home.

To dwell; have a home; also (chiefly in the present participle), to go home instinctively, as a carrier-pigeon. See homing.

To bring, carry, or send home: as, the homing of the harvest; to home a carrier-pigeon.

Also, because I teach preschool we have 2 weeks at the beginning of the school year which everyone thinks is so lucky because we start later than the rest of the district…but really those days are full of meetings and mass screening and home visits…..home visits….yuck!

Contractors will reduce the level of gas in your home by: • Installing a suction system to draw the gas out of and away from the home• Changing the ventilation and pressurization in the basement• Sealing foundation cracks and openings

Contractors will reduce the level of gas in your home by:• Installing a suction system to draw the gas out of and away from the home• Changing the ventilation and pressurization in the basement• Sealing foundation cracks and openings

That being the case, I'm not super jazzed about your attempt to change the rules of our contract retroactively... a rule change that'd force me, my wife and my infant daughter out of our home yes, Walter, we may not own the house, but it is *our home*... unless you're somehow declaring that the several million renters in the City of Los Angeles are all, in fact, homeless.

Has anyone else found that they can't get home? By which I mean, clicking on the Wordie wordmark or "home" link yields a "gone all 500 Application Error on you" page.

I can search for words, and follow links and get to the Last 100 Comments by typing in the URL directly, but the home page itself seems to be off limits. I get the same 500 error when I click on the "987 comments" (soon to be 988) link on my own profile, although the equivalent link is fine from others' profiles.